Now, shocking revelations published by Richard Guilliatt in The Australian tell another story.

Growing up, the family was well known in the community and in elite sporting circles; the girls were talented athletes and the father was a sports coach.

Speaking to Richard Guilliatt, a mother who knew the family for 15 years declared: “I don’t believe any of it.”

“Honestly, I cannot see it,” she added.

“I don’t know anyone who knew them and trained with them who thinks this happened,” another mother explained.

The parent’s middle daughter and son also deny the accusations.

The middle daughter claimed her youngest sister had been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and began to recollect memories that no one else in the family had.

“This family has been torn apart by the authorities,” she told The Australian, “and my sister is as much a victim as anyone. All I know is that she was admitted into the mental health system and we lost her.”

After being admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 2013, the girl was “flooded and overwhelmed” by horrific memories of sexual abuse from her father. The memories then led to allegations, and from there, a Sydney’s Downing Centre trial.

The 59-year-old man was found guilty of 73 offences and was sentenced to 48 years in prison. The 51-year-old mother was sentenced to 16 years (11 years without parole) for 13 counts of abuse, including indecent assault.